Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford and his wife Melva show off their Birmingham loft that became his official in-city residence. (Frank Couch/Birmingham News)Documents unsealed in the federal government's case against Larry Langford confirmed what was perhaps the city's worst kept secret: The former mayor apparently never completely moved to Birmingham as he once said he would and he was paying for the upkeep of two residences.

Langford's financial obligations were listed in his application for a court appointed lawyer. Langford was convicted last week by a federal jury in Tuscaloosa on bribery, conspiracy, fraud and money laundering charges. The case will be appealed. Langford is expected to be sentenced after the first of year.

According to records, Langford was paying $1,800 a month on his mortgage on the Fairfield home and $1,200 a month rent on a loft apartment on 20th St. North in downtown Birmingham. He was also paying $830 a month for power, gas and water and $320 a month for cable and Internet service at the Fairfield home. Utilities at the loft came to $70 per month and $130 monthly for cable and Internet, records show.

"He had two residences," defense lawyer Mike Rasumssen said Monday.

Langford testified in a Nov. 14, 2007, bench trial challenging his residency that he planned to either sell the Fairfield house to a relative or list it on the open market. He said he was not sure if he and his wife would remain at the loft or buy a home elsewhere in the city. A judge subsequently ruled that he met the residency requirements to be mayor of Birmingham.

"There is nothing that says a mayor can't have two houses," said Perry Roquemore, executive director of the Alabama League of Municipalities. "You only have to have one official residence and it has to be in the city."